hush puppies

I love hush puppies but by me (nyc metro area) they are hard to find. Last night my friend and I got an order to go with our whitefish reubens. They were really good, but given with ketchup as a dipping sauce. We both found that odd and opted for a jalapeno tartar sauce instead.

Do you prefer your hush puppies plain or with a sauce? What place do you think makes them the best?

Sauce for hushpuppies? Perhaps I've been left out of the loop, but I've never heard of such a thing. The best I've ever had were at the Devil's Pool restaurant at Johnny Morris' Big Cedar Lodge on Table Rock Lake back in the '90s. In addition to the required onions, they had jalapenos in them.

I love hush puppies but by me (nyc metro area) they are hard to find. Last night my friend and I got an order to go with our whitefish reubens. They were really good, but given with ketchup as a dipping sauce. We both found that odd and opted for a jalapeno tartar sauce instead.

Do you prefer your hush puppies plain or with a sauce? What place do you think makes them the best?

It would be utter blasphemy here in the south where hushpuppies come from to use any kind of sauce other than to mop up the plate! Try WalMart. Here they have them frozen in the frozen vegetable area. They have a jalapeno version that is very good.

Most southern kids growing up learn to eat hushpuppies with catchup. It's a by product of the catchup used on french fries will usually get on the hushpuppie when eating at a southern fish fry. ... Anyway, what southern parent will buy kids a high priced condiment just for his hushpuppies???? ... it's table standard ... catchup ... or a few cases maybe ... mayonnaise (also eaten on french fries)

A good, well flavored Hush Puppy does not require any condiments. Finely chopped or grated onion in them are a must have. Other acceptable additions, fresh corn cut off the cob, jalapenos, Cajun seasoning. AND what's with a Whitefish Reuben??? Never heard of such a thing!

BREAKFAST HUSH PUPPIES!Sweet Pecan Hush Puppies Crispy, Golden, and Crunchy with Pecans - these are a real treat!! These are great for breakfast, with sausages or other breakfast meats . They are also good drizzled with syrup or just by themselves! Yield: About 44

Preparation: Combine the powdered sugar and cinnamon and set aside. In a large bowl, combine the cornmeal, flour, granulated sugar, baking powder and salt. In a small bowl, whisk the eggs, milk, vanilla and pecans until well mixed and stir into the dry ingredients, just until combined In a pot deep enough that there is plenty of room above the oil, heat the oil to 375°F. When the oil reaches 375, drop tablespoons of the batter into the hot oil. Only cook enough at a time that they have room to float--don't crowd them. Cook hush puppies for about 3-4 minutes, turning if they don't turn on their own as they are floating in the oil. They should be golden brown when done. As hush puppies are fried, transfer them to several layers of paper towels to drain. Place the cinnamon sugar in a zip bag. When each batch of hush puppies are cool enough to handle, place them in the bag and gently shake to coat them with the sugar. Set aside on a large platter rather than stacking them up.

I nibble a bit off the crust to expose the innards and dip that little puppy in malt vinegar or, if available, an Eastern Carolina-style 'cue sauce such as my personal favorite: www.scottsbarbecuesauce.com .

Have always eaten them with cocktail sauce (extra horseradish, please). As edwmax mentioned, it's probably from being raised in the south and having hushpuppies next to the fried fish/shrimp/oysters. It got close to the cocktail sauce, tasted it, it was good and voila, instant food memory. If I had to choose between ketchup and nothing, I'd probably go with the ketchup.

I had the same reaction to the whitefish reuben until I tried it and it was awesome. The place is really interesting to say the least. It looks like someplace that should be on DDD. I also tried the jalapenos stuffed with shrimp and wrapped in Bacon. They were great. Same with the blackened whitefish tacos. Tempted to try the cap'n crunch French toast. I am attaching the link for it. If anyone is in NYC I would highly recommend this place.

I had the same reaction to the whitefish reuben until I tried it and it was awesome. The place is really interesting to say the least. It looks like someplace that should be on DDD. I also tried the jalapenos stuffed with shrimp and wrapped in Bacon. They were great. Same with the blackened whitefish tacos. Tempted to try the cap'n crunch French toast. I am attaching the link for it. If anyone is in NYC I would highly recommend this place.

I always associate hush puppies with seafood platters, which there are usually 2-3 served with the platter. With so much other food on the platter, I never paid much attention to them, as most were very bland. But like Foodbme mentioned, a while back I had some seasoned with onion, or green onions and spices, and it changed my whole idea about them. I just eat them plain, without any sauce.

When I was young my grandmother used to take me to a fish and chips place in Bound Brook, NJ called pompeii's. It had the best hushpuppies I have ever had. I never needed a dipping sauce for those. The cowgirl seahorses aren't quite as good at pompeii's, but definitely the best I have had in a very long time.

fattybomattyFoodbme, I had the same reaction to the whitefish reuben until I tried it and it was awesome. The place is really interesting to say the least. It looks like someplace that should be on DDD. I also tried the jalapenos stuffed with shrimp and wrapped in Bacon. They were great. Same with the blackened whitefish tacos. Tempted to try the cap'n crunch French toast. I am attaching the link for it. If anyone is in NYC I would highly recommend this place. http://www.cowgirlseahorse.com/

Wow! What a menu! I see about 83 things on there that would crank my tractor! ATTN: BUFFETBUSTER!PEANUT BUTTER PRETZEL PIE $5.75﻿I'd like to find out what this is!﻿COWGIRL’S FAMOUS ICE CREAM BAKED POTATO $7.95

The ones like you tend to get on a seafood platter I don't really care for. However, the ones like they serve at some of the Eastern NC BBQ joints whihc tend to be less dense sometimes come with little packets of honey butter. I coud eat a whole basket but I don't becasue I don't want to waste valuable BBQ space. The best I ever had were at Bob Meltons before they moved.

fattybomattyFoodbme, I had the same reaction to the whitefish reuben until I tried it and it was awesome. The place is really interesting to say the least. It looks like someplace that should be on DDD. I also tried the jalapenos stuffed with shrimp and wrapped in Bacon. They were great. Same with the blackened whitefish tacos. Tempted to try the cap'n crunch French toast. I am attaching the link for it. If anyone is in NYC I would highly recommend this place. http://www.cowgirlseahorse.com/

Wow! What a menu! I see about 83 things on there that would crank my tractor! ATTN: BUFFETBUSTER! PEANUT BUTTER PRETZEL PIE $5.75﻿I'd like to find out what this is!﻿COWGIRL’S FAMOUS ICE CREAM BAKED POTATO $7.95

Here are a couple of recipes, most likely similar to the ones Cowgirl Seahorse serves:

We never use a sauce with hushpuppies either with fish or BBQ. My favorites are actually served with fried chicken at Tammy & Johnny's in Melfa, VA. They are the smoother "softshell" style I prefer, although I will gladly eat the grittier "hardshell" style as well, if those descriptions make any sense.

Well, I'm such a lousy non-purist.....and A Nawthaner to boot , I admit to using a bit of melted butter and season salt on them as well as sometimes a bit of sauce, especially if my plate has no gravy or sauce. But a hush puppie.....all by itself..........can be a thing of sheer delight......but it usually has to be made at leat 600 miles South from where I live